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Maine Civil War Monuments

Bethel

Town/County:  Bethel/Oxford  
Location:  Main and Mechanics Streets  
Type:  Soldier Materials:  Granite
Date Erected: 1907 Date Dedicated: May 30, 1908
Maker/Sculptor: Source of Funding:  $1,500 from the Town of Bethel, support from Bethel Soldiers' Monument Association
Principal inscriptions: Bethel/To Her/Loyal Sons/1861-1865
References: Lewiston Evening Journal, June 1, 1908; Oxford County Citizen, June 4, 1908; Oxford Democrat, June 9, 1908; The Courier, Bethel Historical Society, Winter, 2008, pp.1-2
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Post card, 1908

Post card, Dedication of the Bethel Civil War Monument, May 30, 1908

 

Post card, Dedication of the Bethel Civil War Monument, May 30, 1908

Post card, 1909